2016 Media Releases

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“AMA Victoria has today released a position statement in response to the Victorian Parliament's Legal and Social Issues Committee’s recommendation to legislate physician assisted dying in Victoria,” Dr Lorraine Baker, President of AMA Victoria, said.

"The research undertaken by Professor Gary Freed and others on general practice and paediatrics, published in the Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health and reported in The Age, is important and welcomed by the Victorian medical profession," AMA Victoria...

"In the past, there has been a doctor shortage in Australia, which was the result of limited planning and investment in the country’s medical workforce. In the early and mid 2000s, efforts were made to rectify this. This included increasing medical gradua...

"AMA Victoria has met over recent months with the Department of Education, including the Minister for Education and Dr Jenny Premios, the medical adviser to the department, regarding the Doctors in Schools program," Dr Lorraine Baker, President of AMA Vic...

In Victoria, abortion is a medical procedure – not a crime. The Infant Viability Bill criminalises abortion and commands doctors to provide certain types of neonatal and perinatal medical care. The AMA urges MPs to vote against this Bill, as it jeopardise...

The Australian Medical Association (Victoria) strongly opposes moves by Charles Sturt and La Trobe universities to establish another medical school, as there are not enough junior doctor training positions to meet the current cohort. More medical students...

“The 2016-17 Victorian Budget is a good budget for rural health. The Government has announced $200m for a Regional Health Infrastructure Fund, which will lead to vast improvements to the state’s regional and rural health services” AMA Victoria President, ...

The AMA applauded Premier Andrews’ announcement last year to ban smoking in outdoor dining areas. However, it is imperative that these laws apply to both outdoor dining and drinking areas. Drinking and smoking is just as dangerous as eating and smoking.